Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Technical College of the Rockies

Delta, CO · 3 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$238,514 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

Modeled economic break-even
−122%Modeled 10-year ROI
$40,667Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$238,514at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$195,1840
2
4
6
8
−$238,51410
Years after graduationBreak-even: years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Average net price$3,796
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$9,051
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$3,796Average net price / year
$9,051Cost of attendance
$40,667Median earnings · year 5 after completion
95.5%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
165Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

39thEarnings percentile
96thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$32,007Year 1
$47,355Year 4
$40,667Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$64,0792Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$58,8083Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$25,678

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in CO

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Colorado Springs, CO

Pikes Peak State College

Annual net price
$6,007
Observed earnings · year 5
$43,288
Modeled 10-year ROI
-108%
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Fort Morgan, CO

Morgan Community College

Annual net price
$9,266
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,301
Modeled 10-year ROI
-112%
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Denver, CO

Emily Griffith Technical College

Annual net price
$7,197
Observed earnings · year 5
$36,698
Modeled 10-year ROI
-140%
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Trinidad, CO

Trinidad State College

Annual net price
$10,772
Observed earnings · year 5
$41,284
Modeled 10-year ROI
-117%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$64,079$22,133
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$58,808$4,750
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$25,678$6,850

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.